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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 483345" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Out of interest, did you go private, or through your doctor and public health care system? I only ask because the NHS in Britain seem very reluctant to refer people to see councellors or therapists, instead the preferred method is to prescribe anti-depressants. Even when a doctor does refer a patient to see someone, the councelling sector is completely and utterly under staffed and under funded, resulting in crazy waiting times and very strict and limited appointment slots. My gf was basically told that you've gotta be close to, or in the middle of a breakdown before many clinics will accept you, by which time the damage is severe and difficult to treat.</p><p></p><p>If tv shows etc. are to be believed, this is one area that the USA have right. It appears that seeing a therapist is a common thing to do on a regular basis. Here people seem to look down upon people who require therapy, despite the majority of people suffering from depression at one time or another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 483345, member: 13739"] Out of interest, did you go private, or through your doctor and public health care system? I only ask because the NHS in Britain seem very reluctant to refer people to see councellors or therapists, instead the preferred method is to prescribe anti-depressants. Even when a doctor does refer a patient to see someone, the councelling sector is completely and utterly under staffed and under funded, resulting in crazy waiting times and very strict and limited appointment slots. My gf was basically told that you've gotta be close to, or in the middle of a breakdown before many clinics will accept you, by which time the damage is severe and difficult to treat. If tv shows etc. are to be believed, this is one area that the USA have right. It appears that seeing a therapist is a common thing to do on a regular basis. Here people seem to look down upon people who require therapy, despite the majority of people suffering from depression at one time or another. [/QUOTE]
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